Cultural Heritage preservation requires the combination of in situ investigations and
accurate Finite Elements models in order to correctly interpret the empirical evidence and …

Genetic algorithm (GA) is one of the well-known techniques from the area of evolutionary
computation that plays a significant role in obtaining meaningful solutions to complex …

The IEEE 802.11 ah standard is intended to adapt the specifications of IEEE 802.11 to the
Internet of Things (IoT) scenario. One of the main features of IEEE 802.11 ah consists of the …

The pickup and delivery problem is a pertinent problem in our interconnected world. Being
able to move goods and people efficiently can lead to decreases in costs, emissions, and …

Genetic Algorithms are stochastic optimization methods where solution candidates,
complying to a specific problem representation, are evaluated according to a predefined …

Sampling inspection uses the sample characteristics to estimate that of the population, and it
is an important method to describe the population, which has the features of low cost, strong …

Abstract Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), a well-known combinatorial optimization
problem, aims to find the shortest path for a salesman to visit all the given cities and return to …

In this paper we have proposed a bio-inspired approach which selects optimal Top-k query
plans of minimal cost from large search space. We have also shown that proposed approach …

This thesis presents the results of a comprehensive study conducted to develop a practical
tool to assist concrete specialists in i) evaluating the risk of early age thermal cracking of …